Sheffield United Defender Gets Republic Of Ireland Call

Enda Stevens has been called up by Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill for the coming international break.

The next break of the 2017/18 campaign sees the Republic host a three day training camp ahead of their friendly against Turkey.

Notable omissions from the squad include veterans John O’Shea and Glenn Whelan, Wes Hoolahan and Daryl Murphy also miss out having announced their international retirements. Jonathan Walters also misses out having undergone knee surgery in January.

Coming into the group for the first time are Kieran O’Hara, Declan Rice, Darragh Lenihan, Derrick Williams and Enda Stevens and Seamus Coleman returns for the first time since his double leg fracture last March.

O’Hara and Rice will leave the group and return to the Under 21s following the training camp as they face Azerbaijan at the Tallaght Stadium on Match 27 for a European Championship qualifier.